Pakistan, Oct. 25 -- A Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said it destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by the group towards Taif and Yanbu on Saturday, as fighting between the sides continued.

Saudi Arabia's Civil Defence on Saturday briefly issued alerts warning of potential danger in Taif and Yanbu, as well as the holy city of Makkah and its second-largest city Jeddah.

The service issued notices around 10 minutes later saying the danger had passed. Two children were killed, three civilians wounded and four people abducted in Houthi attacks in Yemen's southwestern Taiz province over 24 hours, a rights group said. In a statement, the Yemen Network for Rights and Freedoms said it had "documented 21 crimes and violations by th...